Yoga in the Park, a pay-what-you-can outdoor yoga class occurring once a month. Your participation and donation to the fundraiser helps us continue to support the mental health and literary community in Philadelphia and beyond. Join us and instructor Maddy in Norristown Farm Park at 1 pm on June 27. Clear your mind and bend your body while benefiting a great cause!
Join WOAR for our first annual healthy masculinity 5k walk. Engage in conversations about Men’s health, wellness and holistic development of masculinity. All community members of any age/gender who are passionate about men’s health are welcome to join. We are asking all attendees to please wear blue in support of Men's Health Month. What to expect- •Before the walk, WOAR will be providing light refreshments, masks, hand sanitizer, and gloves. •We will be walking 5k (3.1 miles) starting and ending at local shop Wave Nutrition.
Youth Mental Health First Aid is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help youth who are experiencing mental health or addiction challenges or crises. Youth Mental Health First Aid is primarily designed for adults who regularly interact with young people. The course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. Topics covered include anxiety, depression, substance use, disorders in which psychosis may occur, disruptive behavior disorders (including AD/HD), and eating disorders. MHFA virtual trainings are best experience on a laptop or personal computer and require the completion of both the 2 hour self-paced webinar AND the 5.5 hour Instructor-Led training session to receive the 3-year national certification.
Devereux, in partnership with Healthy Minds Philly (Philadelphia DBHIDS), will be offering free in-person mental health screenings at the Philly Food Truck Festival. This is a great opportunity to check your mental health. Devereux will have on-site support, resources on mental health and how to stay well along with contact information for mental health resources available in the city of Philadelphia. All proceeds of this year's food truck festival go to funding camp opportunities for children with Autism. Learn more on Facebook.
Storytelling Through Health and Wellness is a training that is facilitated by UrStorytellers and in collaboration withthe City of Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS). This training is one of many training's that has been approved as a required prerequisite for applicants who want to pursue goals of becoming a Certified Peer Specialist. Our goal is to inform the recovery and faith-based communities on how to share their stories in addition to the importance of sharing them in community settings. This 4 hr training is delivered in a power point format, interactive activities also enhance this training. At the conclusion of the training, all participants will receive a certificate of completion.
Pan American will be conducting behavioral health screenings. There will be a Peer Specialist at site to discuss services that can be provided to the community.
A virtual event by 11th Street Family Health Center. These sessions are designed to unleash the Mind-Body Connection within men. This is a real conversation amongst brothers to discover their power inside and out. Fit Body, Fit Being, Fit Brother will provide mental health education, development for healthy self-image, and provide instructed fitness activities that focus on movement. If you know any men who may be interested in joining, please contact Meleki or Reggie: Reggie: rh854@drexel.edu Meleki: mw972@drexel.edu Virtual link: https://drexel.zoom.us/j/87592579092 Meeting ID: 875 9257 9092
The Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Group seeks to help loss survivors cope, connect, and work toward healing. Trained group facilitators are suicide loss survivors who know firsthand how difficult it can be to find your way after losing someone to suicide. The group is open to anyone 18 years or older who is grieving a loss due to suicide. The group is free and confidential. For more information, please contact philadelphiasptf@phila.gov COVID19 Update: We want to prioritize your health and safety while still offering our support in your grief. In response to the social distancing guidance from the Center for Disease Control, we hosting support groups online and by phone. Second Wednesday of each month, 7pm (previously held at Methodist Hospital) Join the Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 910 9359 5362 Password: 1234 Dial In: 646-876-9923 and enter Meeting ID: 91093595362#
The Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Group is a group to help loss survivors cope, connect, and work toward healing. Trained group facilitators are suicide loss survivors who know firsthand how difficult it can be to find your way after losing someone to suicide. The group is open to anyone 18 years or older who is grieving a loss due to suicide. The group is free, confidential, and meets the second Wednesday of each month. For more information, please contact philadelphiasptf@phila.gov COVID19 Update: We want to prioritize your health and safety while still offering our support in your grief. In response to the social distancing guidance from the Center for Disease Control, we will host support groups online and by phone. Third Thursday of each month, 7pm (previously held at DBHIDS) Join the Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 963 7635 2520 Password: 1234 Dial In: 646-876-9923 and enter Meeting ID: 96376352520#
In partnership with LIFEWTR, Philadelphia-based wellness artist Shanina Dionna presents her 1st film & largest painting about mental health. "show up (pt.2)" is a mental health project featuring 13 sacred narratives from local Pennsylvania residents. In conversation with Greater Philadelphia-based visual and performing wellness artist, shanina dionna, the dialogues span the perspectives and experiences of musicians, curators, influencers, painters, family and a licensed therapist. * Free mental health screenings and resources will be provided by the Department of Behavioral Health & Intellectual disAbility Services during the exhibition. Note: No one will be diagnosed and all information is confidential. ** This event is presented by the LIFEWTR Life Unseen campaign.
In response to COVID-19, the Substance Use Prevention & Harm Reduction Division (SUPHR) will be offering a live virtual overdose awareness and reversal training that will cover the basics of reversing an opioid overdose and additional COVID-19 risk reduction tips. Those who register & provide a shipping address can receive Narcan mailed to them after the training. If you have health insurance or are a well-resourced person, please consider paying for naloxone on your own, as this allows us to reserve our supply for those in our community who have the least access.
The largest free trans-specific health conference in the world. The Philadelphia Trans Wellness Conference is a community-lead, community-focussed space to educate and empower the trans community alongside providers and allies alike on all things health and wellness.The conference aims to create an accessible, safe, and affirming environment for the trans community, recognizing the intersections with race, sexuality, disability, neurodiversity, religion, and class. For the first time, in response to the impact of the Pandemic, the PTWC will be held virtually. The mission of PTWC in the largest sense is to empower trans individuals on issues of health and well-being. The PTWC also recognizes the need for expertise surrounding trans health & wellness to rise from within the community, rather than be paternalistically granted to us from cis-lead organizations. Simultaneously the conference aims to educate allies and health service providers, and facilitate networking, community-building, and systemic change. We strive to create an accessible and respectful environment that is inclusive of diverse identities and expressions.
Storytelling Through Health and Wellness is a training that is facilitated by UrStorytellers and in collaboration withthe City of Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS). This training is one of many training's that has been approved as a required prerequisite for applicants who want to pursue goals of becoming a Certified Peer Specialist. Our goal is to inform the recovery and faith-based communities on how to share their stories in addition to the importance of sharing them in community settings. This 4 hr training is delivered in a power point format, interactive activities also enhance this training. At the conclusion of the training, all participants will receive a certificate of completion.
Robert Siegel (former Senior Host of NPR’s All Things Considered for 31 years) interviews Mark Bittman (Food author & journalist; Special Advisor, Food Policy, Columbia University), Ruth Reichl (6-time James Beard Awardee, former Editor-in-Chief, Gourmet magazine), and Mark Fachler and Monica Klausner (Co-founders, Veestro). FREE REGISTRATION: www.globalconnections.splashthat.com Global Connections is free to the public. REGISTER HERE: www.globalconnections.splashthat.com Watch previous programs at: https://rb.gy/c8e9un. Global Connections: Navigating the New Abnormal with Robert Siegel is presented monthly by American Friends of Rabin Medical Center (AFRMC), a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization based in New York City. AFRMC not only directly support services at Rabin Medical Center in Israel, but also believes in supporting our global community with information, education, and awareness of the most pressing topics for our health and well-being. After the initial program, it can be viewed on JBS TV and on AFRMC’s YouTube and Facebook. Learn more at www.afrmc.org. For further information email: afrmc@afrmc.org or call 212-279-2522.
Join us as we promote Unity and Prevention. A day filled with fun, information and activities. Street cleaning. Meet with representatives and obtain information on Domestic Violence, Mental Health, Anti- violence and Safety Planning, free Behavioral health screening. Enjoy music, barbeque grilled food, Arts and Crafts activities for small children, free clothes and shoes
Mazzoni Center’s Philadelphia Trans Wellness Conference (PTWC) is the largest transgender health conference in the world. PTWC was founded by Charlene Arcila who was aided by countless community members, to bring the conference to life, year after year. The mission of the PTWC is to educate and empower trans individuals on issues of health and wellness, recognizing the need for expertise surrounding trans health & wellness to rise from within the community. The conference this year will be virtual. Mental health screenings will be provided along with discussion of mental health resources on the third day (Saturday) from 11:00am - 2:00pm via telehealth. A link will be provided to conference attendees.
The Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Group is a group to help loss survivors cope, connect, and work toward healing. Trained group facilitators are suicide loss survivors who know firsthand how difficult it can be to find your way after losing someone to suicide. The group is open to anyone 18 years or older who is grieving a loss due to suicide. The group is free, confidential, and meets the second Wednesday of each month. For more information, please contact philadelphiasptf@phila.gov COVID19 Update: We want to prioritize your health and safety while still offering our support in your grief. In response to the social distancing guidance from the Center for Disease Control, we will host support groups online and by phone. Fourth Tuesday of each month, 7pm (previously held at Palumbo Rec) Join the Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 930 8719 2763 Dial In: 646 876 9923 and enter Meeting ID: 930 8719 2763#
Depression Screening Event to take place on July 28, 2021 outside of Starbucks on 2201-2219 S. Broad Street
Join Mural Arts’ Porch Light program and the City of Philadelphia's Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services for a Community Paint Day! Everyone is welcome to help paint murals designed by Kah Yangni and Ali Williams celebrating the trans and non-binary communities. The event will include music, food, performances, and a gallery of artwork created by Morris Home workshop participants.
This will be an online Education Forum hosted by NAMI Philadelphia and the PPD. We will have the CIT Leadership team educating us on the Crisis Intervention Team here in Philadelphia. If you have questions you would like answered anonymously during the presentation please email afederer@pmhcc.org. Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/intro-to-cit-with-ppd-and-nami-philadelphia-tickets-163889819863